Black IPA - Simcoe & Equinox
London Beer Lab in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.01
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As London Beer Lab Black IPA Simcoe & Equinox ].Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, pine, citrus, grapefruit, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170416] 7-4-8-3-16
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
8th June 2017
Bottleshare at Chez Smith. Thanks to Leighton. Almost opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft smooth dark malts, mild malt cream and a little dark chocolate. Good smooth piney hops. Some berry fruits and mild hop spice. Tangy fruity finish. Nice.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Black IPA - Simcoe & Equinox from London Beer Lab 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Leighton tasting 08/06/2017. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. A mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting halo of tan head. Aroma is big cinnamon, cinnamon, pencil shavings, pencil, plastic. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, choc, woody pine, plastic. Harsh pine, woody pine. Palate is semi sweet, woody. Moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle split at Hackney Levels, thanks to LKS, 08/06/17. Light black with a decent tan head. Nose is light charr, toffee, spice, brown bread, bitter chocolate. Taste comprises liqourice, spice, chocolate, light roast, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close dashed with earthy hop bitterness. Ok CDA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared in Hackney - sourced from the Lab. Bit of a gusher. Pours rich brown with a creamy, beige head. A little funky burnt toast on the nose, nips of pine, cocoa. Light-medium sweet flavour moderate ashy roast, more cocoa, faint funk. Medium bodied with active carboantion. Finishes with drying bitter roast, mild cocoa, scorched earth. Not bad - the gushing notwithstanding.
